Riccardo Morandi

After his graduation in 1927, Morandi gained experience in Calabria working with reinforced concrete in earthquake-damaged areas.

[7] About Ponte Morandi in Genoa (Polcevera Viaduct), since the 1970s Morandi himself had signaled and requested attention to the incorrect structural response of his bridge in Genoa, with the related safety risks, mentioning an unexpectedly fast corrosion as a possible reason for the problems, and has called for corrective works.

Morandi's similar but smaller Wadi el Kuf Bridge, in Libya, was closed for 2 days in October 2017 for safety reasons.

After the alert, road transport engineers inspected the bridge concluding that it needed only emergency maintenance and was safe.

It was open again for light traffic, while local security officials were stopping heavily-loaded trucks from crossing in groups.